Are you looking to work for a team that will make you feel empowered and proud to be a Nurse? To work in an environment that will allow you to develop and flourish as a practitioner? Then the healthy ageing team at Northwick Park Hospital might just have what you’re looking for. We are looking for Registered Mental Health Nurses who are looking for a new challenge to take on the role of Clinical Team Leader on Ellington Ward.
As a Clinical Team Leader you will form an integral part of the MDT and be responsible for supporting the Ward manager to lead a dedicated team of registered and unregistered staff by having an active role in developing, monitoring and maintaining care standards; through role modelling, clear decision making and demonstrating your highly developed clinical skills.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
In addition to this we want to offer you;
Flexible shift patterns to provide a healthy work-life balance; 37.5 hours a week as long days and some nights, or a combination of early, late, long day and night shifts.
Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities such as CBT , DBT , ECG and venepuncture training.
An opportunity to work with an award-winning team who prides itself on continuous innovations
To work with a manager who is passionate about staff, their wellbeing and their development; you will be well supported!
Excellent staff benefits : our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
The successful candidate will be a leader on the ward, including managerial elements such as roster and staffing management.
This role also includes shifts working within the ECT suite within the mental health centre at Northwick Park. You will be expected to spend a proportion of your shifts working in ECT recovery or reception, and to undertake any training necessary for this role.
The position will also involve unit coordination. (Training will be provided).
Working at Northwick Park will provide you with the following;
Working around our Safety Pledge to reduce restrictive interventions
Innovative Trauma Informed staff training program including practise of Team Formulation
Implementing Sensory modulation into the care pathway
Coaching and development sessions including; wound care treatment, forms of dementia treatment, Mental State Examination skill sessions, administering ACE assessments
On-site shadowing opportunities for you with our HTT, CMHT, Psych Liaison services
Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities such as CBT, DBT, ECG and venepuncture training
Flexible shift working hours to provide a healthy work-life balance
Training package (inc sponsorship for post-graduate studies up to masters)
Hidden Gem, annual award ceremonies and award-winning Staff Networks that have thousands of members and exciting events.
Excellent staff benefits : our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
Ellington ward is an older adult inpatient mental health unit based at Northwick Park Hospital. We work closely with the ECT suite next door, which provides ECT to both NHS and private clients.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details.
Key responsibilities include running ward shifts and ensuring appropriate staffing levels, providing clinical and managerial supervision to nurses and HCAs, assisting with managerial tasks such as interviewing, roster management.
Regular nursing tasks such as engaging in therapeutic interactions with service users, medication administration.
Helping to maintain high ward standards, including regular auditing, incident investigation, and opportunities for quality improvement projects

Please refer the Job description for details